Here's a pro tip - line this bag with large piece of cardboard or cut up a bike box to fit inside this bike bag, then get wheel bags for your wheels, placing some cardboard in the wheel bags. Tie something rigid to the crankset to protect the chain ring from resting on the bottom of the bag and of course use dummy blocks for your fork and rear triangle. It's cheap, you can store it at your destination easily by taking out the cardboard and other packaging material, or even find cardboard boxes to use in case you have to toss the box inside. It's got some additional padding for the bottom of the bag too. I've used this bag for at least 3 international trips and though it's got some tears in it, it works great and replacing it is pretty cheap.

I've used this bag now for 3 trips to Europe, 2 to maui, and once domestically and have never paid any airline bike fees. It's a M/L hybrid bike and i put the wheels in paddded wheel bags which go inside this bag, then i take off the derailler hanger, cranks,seatpit and handlebar stem faceplate. With the loose parts in a bag in my suitcase, what's left is small and light enough I have never been asked for extra money. Only takes me 20 minutes to break down or reassemble.

We had hoped to pack our hybrid bikes into the bags and load them into our SUV. We had the impression that taking off both wheels would be sufficient disassembly. Not so. The bags are not large enough to capture the handlebars no matter how we shift the load. Is there a longer version available.

Ordered one to see if it fit the folding bike that I bought from West marine and it did, very generous size, so I ordered the second one for my husbands bike, we take the bikes on our boat and this was the perfect bag at an affordable price

Excellent value, half the price of anything else I could find but really good quality. Pockets enable you to secure wheels and accessories, but can slide about a bit during transit. Ideal for the car or carrying on a train, but not ideal for putting on an aircraft.

This is the 4th one of these bags I have bought. I use them to store and transport folding bikes mostly. Keeps all the bike stuff together in one place, room for helmet & bike shoes in the bag if you want. Keeps the bike and its associated grease and grime away from everything else in your car. One bag has had some seam issues and needed some re-stitching, the rest are fine.

This bag is durable, well-sewn, and exactly as described. Bike fits easily with little hassle and plenty of space leftover for other stuff. This bag does not include padding/insulation, so beware that luggage handlers can still wreck your bike on flights.

My carbon frame had a big chunk taken out of it by luggage handlers on an international flight from Heathrow to JFK. I had packed the bag with some clothes and bubble wrap as padding around the bike, but this was not sufficient.

I've read some cyclists recommend wrapping bikes in plastic wrap instead of enclosing in bags/boxes in order to make the fragile bike more visible to luggage handlers. Not sure I trust that suggestion any better...

Cycling Style:

Comfort Oriented

Was this a gift?:

No

Bottom LineYes, I would recommend this to a friend

Merchant response: Hi Waldo, this bag is not intended to protect your bike while checked as luggage. It is intended to protect other things from getting dirty/greasy from your bike. For checked situations a hard case is the best solution - even then airlines seem to be able to damage anything. -Bike Nashbar